hardworking
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of hardworking
Example Sentences
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“Our family is hardworking and we wanted to give them credit too. To us, that’s royalty.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Yet no amount of investigation is going to bring back a loving husband and a hardworking father of five children.
From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026
Sanae Takaichi’s hardworking persona and social-media savvy are resonating with younger people ahead of the country’s election.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
The U.S. economy is driven by the extraordinarily resourceful, innovative, and hardworking private sector.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
My parents were honest, hardworking people who never expected anything they did not earn.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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